Extortion charges filed vs man who ‘sold’ testimony

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Posted on Dec 03 2004
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A man is facing criminal charges at the Superior Court for allegedly extorting money from another in exchange for falsified testimony in court.

The Attorney General’s Office filed charges of theft by extortion and bribery against Javier M. Atalig Jr., a 35-year-old resident of Garapan.

The alleged crimes were committed on Saipan sometime from Oct. 16 to 29, 2004, CNMI chief prosecutor David Hutton said in criminal information filed with the court earlier this week.

“Mr. Atalig threatened to falsify his testimony in court if money in the amount of $2,000 was not given to him by Ms. Mei Huang and/or Zhi Jun Liu,” Hutton said.

Hutton alleged that Atalig later received some $1,000 in cash from Mei and/or Zhi in exchange for falsified testimony in court. (John Ravelo)

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